#this guy is typical gsd

[wedgeantill]

RANDO as Jerry Lee in K-9 1989 || dir. Rod Daniel

#K-9 #german shepherd #this guy is typical gsd #gsd is love #mine #80sedit #animaledit #moviegifs #fyeahmovies #dailyfilmsource #filmcentral #filmedit #cinemapix #dogedit #80sdaily

[kangals]

I've been wanting a collie for years now and I was wondering if in your honest opinion a collie would fit with a sort of rough but dog savy german shepherd? I have a 5 year old guy who is like bull when playing but otherwise very conflict avoidant. He's social but just rough, he trips on his own feet all the time and runs into walls, he is not just rough with others, he demolishes himself gladly as well.

I used to have two dogs but my old man died last year and now I'm debating between another shepherd, a niece of my whirlwind mostly likely, or a rough collie. I think I could manage most situations but I only ever had germans shepherds and keeshonds. So any input on collies would be great!

well bearing in mind that my collie experience so far is still only n=1 (not counting Kep bc he is brand new and still baby), I think it will depend on exactly how dog-savvy your current GSD is. You say he’s conflict avoidant which is good, but does he listen and acknowledge when dogs give him subtle disengagement cues (e.g. turning away, not returning play) or does he keep trying to entice play even when the other dog isn’t reciprocating? A lot of dogs will only back off once they’ve been loudly corrected, and tend to bulldoze over the more subtle “I’m not having fun” cues - even though the instigating dog may mean well, it’s still rude behavior and can escalate into conflict. Can you call him off other dogs easily and put him into a down/place? Collies are (generally) very sensitive about other dogs and personal space - I can tell you that Stellina, for example, is especially space-sensitive and would definitely not like living with a dog who played like a bulldozer, regardless of how it was intended. But on the other hand I know that @as-old-roads Audrey frequents dog parks and gets along with a lot of different dogs and play styles. I can’t tell you which one is the more “typical” collie, or if they’re both more outliers on different ends.

I guess overall - it really depends on how well your dog can “read the room.” If he’s good at not pushing other dogs that are disinterested in play, and can redirect/disengage easily, I think it’ll take a little bit of management but you could probably find a good fit in a collie. If he’s more of a ramrod that tends to be in Silly Mode all the time and can be pushy until told otherwise, I’d say you’ll have to be very careful with your management to avoid him overwhelming a more sensitive breed like a collie.

that said - again, n=1 and I am super not a dog trainer, so others thoughts and opinions here are very welcome.

#Stellina has a very specific style of play that she likes #(non-contact chasing and feints and herding) #she emphatically does NOT like full-body contact and will shut down quickly if the other dog doesn’t back off quickly #Kep seems to be more into the bitey wrestling stuff but again. baby so hard to say if that’s always going to be his opinion

[wolfdogstuff]

welcome to my therian blog!

my name is matthew, but most call me matt. i am 20 years old, a guy, and in a happy relationship (3/15/22). my boyfriend uses any pronouns! i like psychology, art n crafts, and video games.

i am both a spiritual and clinical therian. spiritually i believe i am connected to mother nature so much so, my soul is between human and canine. i also have dissociative identity disorders, with several alters taking the form of animals. both heavily impact my experience as a therian. feel free to ask about it

my theriotypes are wolfdog (timber wolf + husky, shiba inu, gsd) as well as (somewhat) domesticated silver fox and raccoon.

i also am angelkin and ghostkin, those may pop up from time to time :)

don't interact if you fit the typical criteria (p*do, explicitly nsfw, ed, etc.) and minors please just remember i am 20! i would prefer no one younger than 16 interacting

congrats you read it all!

[artemispanthar]

artie, i have always loved your dogs and that has me thinking about getting a german shepherd. how was the shedding with two of them? were yours typically silly, smart, and protective? have a nice day!!

So, I've had 3 German Shepherds in my life so far (my mom had a bunch of them growing up too). They do shed a lot, my first dog, Dakota, did especially because he was more of a longhair. Super fluffy, super sheddy. Vincent and Leonard were shorthairs, Vincent in particular so he shed less. Leonard is constantly littering the floor with his fluff lol. It's not so far, but yeah they do shed and you gotta brush them and clean it up. Dog fur will be everywhere lol.

They all had great temperments and were super smart. Leonard is a little old man now but he remembers any new routine or where stuff is placed like a pup. GSDs are smart enough to be obstinate, Vincent in particular was super stubborn.

Dakota was the sweetest cuddlebug, I have no doubt he would've protected us from anything but he never had to, in part because he was HUGE, he was the biggest GSD I've ever seen and everyone was afraid of him (despite him being, again, just the biggest sweetheart in the world)

Vincent was super protective, he barked a lot. Leonard, though, he almost bit a guy's head off for getting too close to our yard (the guy was in the neighbor's yard but right up against the fence. Leonard broke free of me and with no warning ran and did a vertical leap and snapped inches from that guy's head. Absolutely terrifying but thankfully no harm done. After that I had no doubt Leonard would literally kill someone if they meant me harm).

Anyways, I absolutely love GSDs and do recommend them, just make sure you go into adopting one with all the knowledge of their needs and definitely take time to train them.

#artie talks #anonymous #sorry for the late response! #artie's dogs

[deadcaptainentertainment]

This boy’s name was Deuce, he was about 2 years old and was pulled from death row. The guy couldn’t fathom a reason as to why he was at a kill shelter in the first place. Nice looking dog and I even got to pet him for a second but he had the typical aloof GSD attitude so it didn’t last. :) 

#German Shepherd #dog

[cdc1345711]

Cartoon-Force Story-Fallen Hero,Rising Star Chapter 3

(News of Don Saber’s Arrival has positive reviews and the posts about him are sky rocketing in popularity-one such fanart of Don Saber and Knight Raider looking at him from above saying to him ‘Keep on my fight’ hit over 5 million likes-one such news review ‘Is Don Saber the Next Big Hero?”-which got both the Cartoon-Force intrigued and disappointed at society)

Jerome:Look at this-it’s like the world has forgotten about Charles”

Artemis:I don’t like it either we’ll deal with him later,for now let’s get the info”

Jerome:I’m coming,I’m coming”

Artemis:This is the first lead we got on Charles’ murder in weeks,I don’t care if it’s a trap or for real,we need it”

Jerome:(Sniffing the surroundings)It’s clear....except for them”

(2 shadowy figures stepped forward to reveal themselves to be.......)

Artemis:Koslov and Mr.Big.....glad to see you again”

Mr.Big:I had to have my boys ice a lot of goombas to get you this info(tells Koslov to pick up a letter than give it to them)”

Artemis:Thank you(leaves but turns to them)Yo know if the people who killed Charles know you got this......they’ll be after you too?”

Mr.Big:I’m a crime boss,i’m used to threats besides Charles was more than my old hired gun,he was family and nobody messes with family-good luck Cartoon-Force,avenge your leader......and my friend”

(The info was real and the killer was a new type of organization called ‘The Next’ and they new Charles’ weakness and used it-but now thanks to their actions the Cartoon-Force will not only avenge their leader....but to stop them....well them and a certain stranger......)

‘Thought you’d guys would be here”

Artemis:Same for you....Don Saber”

Don Saber:Well of course-they killed a good man,and I’ve been wanting to see you guys but kept my distance,mostly dealing with the other criminals”

X:Well thanks but these aren’t typical thugs so you might wanna....”

Don Saber:I can deal with them too-got one Hell of a pain tolerance”

Eric:Let him come-think of it as an ‘initiation’ sorta”

Don Saber:I think you guys might be impressed”

(The stealthy team members easily takes out the guards so the others can sneak in without detection-when they enter the warehouse-the leader of ‘The Next’ shows himself)

TN Leader:So our plan is put into action”

Ed:So you guys plan this all huh?”

Jar Jar:Charles’ Murder?”

Eric:The fact you know his weakness?”

Don Saber:Everything?”

TN Leader:Yes,for in a pass life I was once a member of a good race known as ‘Ever-Realm’ a planet torn from war but rebuilt from peace......that is until the Villain Ceryos destroyed our home-making us all homeless and it gave Charles his biggest failure”

Don Saber:So that’s what this is huh? revenge,for your dead world?”

TN Leader:Far from it-We knew Coburn wished for death and as an honorable being we granted him that wish-we also know he wished to destroy all evil and we found a way to do so behold(He shows the team a hologram of a giant laser)”

Hell-Boy:What the Hell is that?”

TN Leader:The very weapon that destroyed our home-we plan to also destroy evil but to do so.........we must destroy the other worlds as well”

Don Saber:My God.........”

Artemis:You insane bastards”

TN Leader:We are purging the world of villainy and destruction”

Jerome:By killing tons of innocents as well?”

TN Leader:There are always casualties in war-I speak from experience”

Don Saber:YOU CRAZY FUCKERS-THAT IS NOT WHAT HE STOOD FOR,NOT BY A LONG SHOT”

TN Leader:And how would you know that......you never met him”

Don Saber:Whether I knew the man you did or not doesn’t mean I’ll let your plan go into fruition”

TN Leader:You’re welcome to try-the weapon isn’t rebuilt yet-so you have 5 months of solace left to find us and ‘stop our plans from going into fruition’-that is if you survive(makes a hand gesture and before they knew it the room was filled with ‘The Next’ minions)have fun(as he teleports away)”

Artemis:Guys-let’s hack these dicks to pieces”

Don Saber:Sounds good to me(as he brings out his ray swords)”

Jerome:I like the way you think Don”

(The team quickly take down ‘The Next’ minions as Artemis watches Don Sabers’ fighting style)

Artemis:(Those moves,those precise attacks,he fights just like.......I wonder....)”

(They manage to escape as the GSD come to take the rest into custody)

Dedede:Well Donny boy,you did good”

Ed:Yeah you were really cool”

Jar Jar:Dodging and stabby stabby theza bad-guys and alla”

Don Saber:Guys guys thanks for the compliments,but I’m just doing this because it’s the right thing to do,and now that ‘The Next’ told us their plans we need to strike fast before the laser is built”

Artemis:Seems that way.....can we count on you to help?(Extends a paw)”

Don Saber:(Looking at the paw......and shakes it)Hell Yeah you can”

(Back at Don Saber’s apartment the voice on the computer speaks)

Computer:I thought you said you’d ‘deny’ their request to join but then accept it the second time you saw each other”

‘(Removing his costume)I did but you know me Greggy-boy.........Charles Coburn never goes through with his original plans’

(Charles is Alive and he’s ‘Don Saber?,how did this happen? how will the Cartoon-Force react to seeing him alive?-the future will have to tell us )

THE END of Chapter 3

#Cartoon-Force

[contentmarketingallstars]

Content Marketing All-Stars Q&A: Brooks Thomas of Southwest Airlines

Tell great stories.

Southwest takes that often heard—and extraordinarily effective—advice to heart. The airline excels at creating content that engages, compels, and inspires. Over and over, the company produces pieces which tell extraordinary stories about its customers, its employees, and its brand. 

How do they do it? Recently we chatted with Brooks Thomas, Social Business Advisor at Southwest Airlines, to find out.

Check out the full Q&A below:

Q: Starting broadly, what role does digital content play for Southwest? Why are you creating it?

A: Content plays a big role for us because it gives us the ability to tell a wide array of stories.

We pride ourselves on having the best employees in the industry and the best customers in the industry. Telling their stories authentically—I know that word is cliché—is what we seek to do.

We have both employees and customers sharing so many interesting moments; from trip planning, to the Southwest experience, to the lasting impact travel leaves. We want to harness all that and tell emotional stories.

Q: What is the team like that is pulling together these stories? 

A: It’s not a single team, this really is a company effort.

We enable any Southwest employee who has a really good story to be able to tell it. We provide the platforms for them to share it on, and we’ve got teams like Social Business—which I reside on—curating those pieces.

We and the Social Customer Care folks are constantly harvesting customer and employee stories. Often that process starts with something as simple as a mention of Southwest on Twitter, or Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn.

We look as an enterprise – it really does transcend individual teams – how to distribute those stories internally and externally. Content at Southwest drives a larger narrative that extends beyond where it was curated. We look for ways to integrate it in other channels, in training opportunities, and shout-outs from leadership during major news and announcements.

Everybody here, in every team and in every city, is part of telling our story. That’s how it should be—everyone involved is part of the Southwest story.

Q: What are the mechanisms for employees sharing stories? Which platforms do you use to share and find stories?

A: There are a couple of different ways, but the one that is the most practical, and maybe the most obvious, is our robust internal online groups, particularly on Facebook.

Employees can go in and tag the right person with their story, and depending on the type of content it’ll make it to the right team. It’s a hub-and-spoke model for sharing.

We’ve had these Facebook groups for five or six years now and they’ve become very popular. People learn over time who to tag within the company. We’re like a family at Southwest; name almost any city or airport and I could tell you the name of somebody who is eager jump into action and help.

Social has helped to cultivate that company community. Friendships that used to be infrequent – “Hey I’ll see you a couple times a year because we work on opposite sides of the country” – can now be sustained digitally. Now people are able to constantly share really cool stuff with each other, which magnifies their relationships and also helps us cultivate an environment where the sharing is constant

Q: We’re big fans of the Southwest Stories on the website. Can you talk a bit about how that area came about and what it is?

A: It has a bit of an unusual origin story.

Back in 2004 and 2005 there was an A&E show called Airline which featured Southwest employees. We didn’t have any editorial control of the show, we just believed that our people would do the right thing and Southwest would be shown in a positive light.

And it did; after each episode we would receive an influx of applications from people who wanted to work for us.

When the show went off the air we experienced a big decrease, because the stories became much harder to find. Company blogs weren’t a big thing back then, but we launched one so that we could keep storytelling.

Over time the space grew to include video and became a much bigger thing. About a year-and-a-half ago we relaunched it as a community. We wanted it to be not just the stories we tell, but a discussion with peer-to-peer sharing; people helping people

Q: Another great offering from you guys is 175 Stories. Can you talk about what it is?

A: That has been a fabulous effort from our advertising folks in conjunction with our advertising agency of record, GSD&M.

We’d had the tagline “Every city has a story” peppered through our offerings for a while, but the idea hadn’t received the structure it deserved until the creation of 175 Stories. We called it that because that’s how many seats our new Boeing 737 MAX 8 holds. That aircraft went into service in October, which synched with our timing for a fall campaign.

175 Stories is essentially a combination of a lot of different storytelling efforts, but mostly involves our social content curation and advertising. The effort tells the stories of all the different people you might find on a flight. Some are real stories and some are produced commercials, derived from real situations.

We wanted to take that whole theme of “behind every seat is a story” and showcase it. We also wanted to highlight our coined term “transfarency” and show how we separate ourselves from the pack with two free checked bags—as long as weight and size limits apply – no change fees, and other similarly unique Southwest offerings.

Q: How do you measure the success of a piece of content? Which metrics do you pay close attention to? 

A: It depends on the piece; where it is coming from and how it fits into the greater puzzle.

If it’s a piece that has some duality—for example, if it’s supposed to be building brand affinity and also encouraging people to apply for a job—then we want to be able to measure against both goals.

Typically, we’re putting out content because we want to build awareness around something, or we want to build brand affinity, or we want to inspire people to take action; whether it’s booking a fare, applying for a job, or simply engaging. Whichever of those is relevant drives the metrics we analyze.

Q: Finally, do you have any personal favorite pieces of Southwest content?

A: I’ll give you a newer one and an older one.

The older one is from a few years ago: I got a voicemail from a woman, Maraleen Manos-Jones, saying there was a crisis. She was in Albany, NY, and said she had a beautiful, healthy butterfly that had just emerged from its cocoon late in the season. She was afraid it wouldn’t successfully migrate south because by the time it got to around Kansas City in the midsection of America the temperature would be too low for a butterfly to survive.

So, she was asking of we would fly the butterfly down to San Antonio to be released in a botanic garden there. 

We ended up doing it. We took her from Albany through Baltimore and down to San Antonio. We pitched the story to the press and by the time she got to the botanic garden in Texas there were throngs of cameras just waiting for this butterfly to be released. It was amazing, the story got picked up domestically and internationally.

We cheekily called it the “butterfly effect”: if we could raise awareness about something like climate change, or sustainability, or environmental friendliness, with one donated ticket—one butterfly—then we’ve done our job. In hindsight, seeing all of the coverage, we would have been crazy to pass on it, even though I’m sure many people thought we were crazy for pursuing it.

The newer story involves a man named Earl Richards, who is a World War II veteran and describes himself as the happiest guy in Albuquerque. 

He is also a huge Southwest fan. He sings for customers as they board; he asks to pass out snacks. He just loves the company.

So, we organized for him to come to our headquarters and get the royal treatment.

He was so taken aback that we would do this for him; he got choked up and was so thankful.

It’s a fun story and very representative of our customers. People take so much pride in associating themselves with us. That makes Southwest as much theirs as it is mine.

#cmas #content marketing all stars #content #content marketing #CMAS QandA #southwest airlines #southwest #brooks thomas

[doberbutts]

My two year old shepherd cross hardly ever settles. I always attributed it to puppy energy, and while I know he is still young, I hoped by 2 he would start to have some maturity. I usually walk for about an hour a day, sometimes an extra 20 minutes in the evening, have agility once a week, and do mental work/training/engagement as frequently as possible throughout the day. I am a full time student who also works part time, so I feel like I am burning out trying to meet his needs. Any tips?

Sometimes, you create a monster by continuing to add and add and add more things for your dog to do. Sometimes, it's necessary for that dog to survive.Remember that GSDs are dogs bred to work literally all day. Whether that's catching bad guys, herding sheep, or simply being an active pet, they were meant to be energetic and active working dogs. Regular hand walking is typically not hard enough exercise to tire out a young GSD- most feel the need to run or hike to truly burn that energy out.But sometimes, the more you add the more your dog expects. Sometimes, trying to work your dog to tiredness just makes your dog want more work. Finding a balance between what your dog considers too little and what you personally consider too much will help you out greatly in the long run.Something I do with Creed is that he knows if he paces I'll crate him. I also know that if I crate him for 30mins, let him out, and he continues pacing, that he's bored and feels like he has excess energy and I'm not going to get peace until I tired him out. I usually run him outside with his flirt pole or ball if he's like this. I believe @crippledhockwalker did something similar with Rogue's refusal to settle in the house.

[deejayers]

today was so ungodly long

-all our scheduled appointments came in on time yay

-but like 6 walk ins also came. all at the same time. right when our appointments were scheduled this morning.

-vet assistant was pissy af. has been the past two days. she needs to chill her ass out.

-kennel assistant is lazy and takes no initiative and keeps wanting us in treatment to help her do her job

-receptionist is a dumbass who somehow decided the scheduled annual visit needed to be seen before the gsd that had been in labor since yesterday without producing any pups at all that the vet had told to come in and we'd see right away cause DUH

-gsd owner wants natural birth unless just not possible

-find out she bred her 73# (at the END of her pregnancy!) female to her 110-115# male and the one pup she has is just too damn big to pass no matter what we do (and we tried a lot)

-emergency c-section

-yay mom and pup live!

-realize i should have gone to lunch 30+ minutes ago, finish what needs to be done and finally go.

-get back and afternoon is slammed

-hit the ground running amd have several sick appointments. most are super fearful too

-assistant is still pissy but now asking me for advice on handling fearful animals

-does the exact OPPOSITE of what i advise then tries to argue with me. nah fuck you shut up and listen

-receptionist is still stupid and can't even get a request for medicine across properly

-send home kennel assistant cause it's closing time and she has one room to clean. we can do that.

-also send vet assistant home cause i'm tired of her shit and i don't need her at this point. me and dr can handle everything left

-surprise!! 18 yo cat with a baaaaad broken leg cause of a careless house cleaner and her kids she brought to work with her (not judging bringing her kids, ya gotta do what ya gotta do, but don't let em run loose in a clients house). cat gets euthanized. guy is crying and we totally get it

-oh hello 12 year old sweet dog with horrible melanoma on the back of your tongue and all the bits of tissue and clotted blood you keep hacking onto the floor. thank god your mama let us euth.

-realize it's a whole hour after closing and no one else is in the clinic but you and the vet and you're both just like "...U G H."

i am so tired. this week is so long. we rarely hit overtime due to careful scheduling but i'm already in overtime and still gotta work tomorrow morning.

and yeah i know so many other clinics have it so much worse but we're just a small town vet in the boonies that routinely only has one of our two vet owners on duty. we usually have a few clear hours over lunch time for surgeries and everyone to take revolving lunches. past two days we've barely been able to get lunch at all. hit the ground running first thing in the morning, don't quit til after our typical lunch time. pick up earlier than normal and keep going til after closing. extra bad cause our head tech is on vacation so we're shorthanded on an already skeleton crew. we really need to hire more people but the owners are worried we're just in some freak growth spurt and how busy we've been will quit. he doesn't want to have to let anyone go if we don't have the same level of business.

also jfc i can only handle the current combination of receptionist-vet assistant-kennel assistant for so long before i start saying things that hurt feelings. things i prolly don't need to say. i'm not a supervisor or anything but damn if I don't have way seniority and apparently more sense than all 3 of them combined

i really really miss my head tech yall. she more than earned this vacation but god she is our chaos coordinator and mama monkey for a fuckin reason and i am so exhausted from covering for her while she's out. and i wanna text her about these shits so bad but no i will not ruin her lovely trip with work idiocy! might just have to go to lunch together monday

i'm not ready for tomorrow. tomorrow is gonna be a minimum of 5.5 hours of terrible group chemistry and myself as the one (1) person who keeps any control of her considerable temper and tries to keep things going smoothly. same rec-vet asst-kennel asst combo as today plus the one part time vet who covers for our regular vets who doesn't like any of them. he likes me pretty well but his fav is of course the head tech who is also his aunt-in-law lol

#alyssa bitches #my coworkers are annoying af some days #work is unusually busy #and we are understaffed #tech life #vetblr #i need a drink #i don't wanna think about tomorrow

[2dogbutts]

Hi guys! It was just on my mind recently so I thought I'd share with you guys: the dog that I brought in as the neutral dog last night--Colbie--has been one of our biggest success stories yet. I'm sure between managing your own dogs, there wasn't much to remark about her: she's a dog, she's focused, she didn't cause any more of a stir than her presence elicited. In a lot of ways, that is the kind of dog we all want to train ours to become. Would you believe me if I told you that when she first came to us, she was quite possibly one of the most difficult dogs that I've had to handle before? She had [a] typical Lab excitement about Everything In Life combined with [a] I Want to Do the Thing and I Want to Do It NOW type drive. Simply seeing another person sent her into overdrive, let alone another dog. We lost 5 harnesses to her redirected chewing. She had resource guarding tendencies towards us with toys. And on top of that, she was scared of lots of new things. So what happened? Same thing that happened with another CGC client of mine: an adolescent GSD with an owner who--with all the best intentions--sent her puppy off for some training at a different facility. After finding out the dog was being subjected to shock and prong collar training, she immediately pulled her puppy from the training program and was burdened with the task of rebuilding the bond with her puppy who had learned that training and listening to her handler meant running the risk of pain. It was a dog who actively avoided her owner's attempts at basic luring and positive reinforcement training the first night of class because she didn't know that training could be fun and rewarding. Despite making so much progress over the course of the class, the GSD still could not quite pass the CGC test. Her and I had a private lesson afterwards where we addressed the areas that needed work and how to work her dog through them, and two months later, they came back with a dog I hardly recognized--a happy, confident dog who LOVED learning and working with her person at all times. Again what happened? I asked the owner if she had any "insider tips" for anyone else in her position and after some thought, she finally answered, "I made the time to work with her every week, consistently, no matter what." So too with Colbie: every day, she had a minimum of 15 minutes dedicated solely to her and her training goals. Two months later, she's one of the best dogs I've had the pleasure of working with and I will probably have lots of emotions when her people come take her home. Even once this class is over, I guarantee you'll continue to see the changes you want in your dogs if you put the time aside to consistently work with them towards your goals. The skills and techniques you'll learn in class are important, but spending the time with your dogs to apply them towards how you want your dog to learn to behave is the most important part of the puzzle. Yes, hearing all this information outright may seem obvious, but when it's paired with the performance, it's just downright magical, in my own opinion.

an email I sent out to my CGC students about the fuckin’ MAGIC of making the time to work with your dog.

#don't mind me #I am having all the dog training feels #dog training #canine good citizen #put in the work; reap the reward